Need a new sailing club..

Not sure if this is the right place to put it but here goes! I'm moving
to Sudbury in Suffolk in about a month's time and I need to find a new
sailing club. I've looked around a bit and there seem to be tons on the
Essex coast but as I can't visit them at the moment I can't really
decide! I'm only going to be there for a year so want to join asap. I'm
hoping to get into high performance boats (thinking of getting a 4000
or 800) and I race a lot already so it'd be nice to join a club which
caters for that kinda thing.. Any suggestions? Cheers

Ben

Edited by CurlyBen

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CurlyBen Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 17 Aug 05 Location: Southampton Online Status: Offline Posts: 539	Post Options Post Reply Quote CurlyBen Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Need a new sailing club.. Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 12:45pm
	Not sure if this is the right place to put it but here goes! I'm moving to Sudbury in Suffolk in about a month's time and I need to find a new sailing club. I've looked around a bit and there seem to be tons on the Essex coast but as I can't visit them at the moment I can't really decide! I'm only going to be there for a year so want to join asap. I'm hoping to get into high performance boats (thinking of getting a 4000 or 800) and I race a lot already so it'd be nice to join a club which caters for that kinda thing.. Any suggestions? Cheers Ben Edited by CurlyBen

Scooby_simon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 02 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2415	Post Options Post Reply Quote Scooby_simon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 1:45pm
	tried the Y+Y index ? : http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/clubs/?s=33&Region=East %20Anglia&County=Suffolk&N=1&R=6&Cty=3
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CurlyBen Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 17 Aug 05 Location: Southampton Online Status: Offline Posts: 539	Post Options Post Reply Quote CurlyBen Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 1:57pm
	Thanks, yeah I'd seen that, I was just wondering if anyone on the forum was a member of any clubs over that way or could recommend any. Cheers

kasey3000 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 06 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 401	Post Options Post Reply Quote kasey3000 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 2:10pm
	Marconi SC might be ok if you want to sail in Essex.... good sailing area on the River Blackwater. If you're in Suffolk tho...have you thought of Southwold SC? The 4k fleet have an open there once a year..... Both prob same sorta distance from Sudbury.....but I know Southwold has high perfomance fleets....whereas Marconi I think is more conventional dinghies ...i.e...we have a Kestrel open there..so that seems to be the sorta boat they race! Kasey Edited by kasey3000
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Strawberry Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 21 Jun 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1337	Post Options Post Reply Quote Strawberry Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 2:25pm
	Ben, I think Marconi SC is mostly cats, but I may be wrong. Stone SC is the number one club for dinghys down there. Nice piece of water, and I know theres quite a few 800's, 4 tonners, and 49ers down there. It's the home of Loco Perro. Really friendly and they sell IPA in the bar
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	Dabchicks S.C BlackWater S.C Tollesbury S.C Brightlingsea S.C Marconi S.C ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Or u could start your own club! hehe!
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sailor girl Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 13 Jun 04 Location: Spain Online Status: Offline Posts: 1031	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailor girl Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 6:05pm
	hehe rock on dabchicks!!!!!!!!!
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CurlyBen Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 17 Aug 05 Location: Southampton Online Status: Offline Posts: 539	Post Options Post Reply Quote CurlyBen Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 7:00pm
	Great, thanks guys, I'll check them out and tra and figure out which one to join. Not sure it's worth starting a club for a year though!

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	Do you want to do winter sailing ??? We do at Oulton (W&OBYC) Lowestoft but thats 65ish miles from Sudbury . But if Adnams and Stella is cheap at Dabchicks i would go there !!!!!

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	Hmm is papercourt anywhere near there? lots of topper opens there :D
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